Wall of Light Wanted

I am looking for suggestions......

I want a light that will fill the need for a certain task, taking my dogs out in my backyard at night. It needs to be a wall of light, it should illuminate an entire area evenly (of course it can have somewhat of a hotspot). It can utilize primary or rechargeable cells, and it should have a bit of cool factor as well. I am currently using a KD 3xSSCP4 (4xRCR123) light that I got a few years ago, but I am feeling the need for something new. The new light con be single or multiple emitter, any suggestions?

Here is what I am currently using (yes, it is still working after years of service :twothumbs).

If you are looking for a "Wall of Light" a 3*P7 or SST-50/90 mod meets your requirements ... The 3*P7 has a lot of spill and is really bright ^^

aurum said:

If you are looking for a "Wall of Light" a 3*P7 or SST-50/90 mod meets your requirements ... The 3*P7 has a lot of spill and is really bright ^^

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Can you recommend any particular model?

Any 3*P7 should be ok ... there are several in the Buy/Sell Forum. I have some parts left but I'm not sure if they are 100% ok.

Have a look at the Elektrolumens FireSword IV. 3000+ lumens. It's a 4*MC-E. If you really want some light, look at his Kong 12. It's a 12*MC-E photon cannon.

Mark

Fenix TK45. Perhaps the TK40 but right now I don't know any light that looks better for this than the TK45.

Oh dear...



I caught this pic outa the corner of my eye, and thought it was a TK45.

Silly me.

Rocketman said:

Fenix TK45. Perhaps the TK40 but right now I don't know any light that looks better for this than the TK45.

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Are there any beamshots anywhere of the TK45?

I just got a Malkoff M60 MC-E and it is the brightest flood light I have. I put it in a C3. I don't see it listed on the Malkoff website though. Check the Marketplace, that is where I got mine.

The Olight M30 is another wall of light as well.

Any other suggestions?

Jetbeam M1X v4 or in the big bucks class SF M6

M1X is too concentrated of a beam to be considered a wall of light imho. Great thrower though.

Here you go. A wall of light in a small package.

http://www.shiningbeam.com/servlet/the-By-Manufacturer-cln-MG/Categories

tre said:

Here you go. A wall of light in a small package.

http://www.shiningbeam.com/servlet/the-By-Manufacturer-cln-MG/Categories

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I would be interested to know what the beam patter looks like on those.

I have an electrolumens EDC P7 thats put out a wall of light like no other I have. I have the exact KD light you use but have never compared the two. I will tonight and let you know how they compare.

The brightness of the EDC P7 and my nailbender SST-50 in a Spear appear the same but the area lighted up by the EDC is considerably greater!

Have a look at the MG P-Rocket at shiningbeam.com . Successor to the PLI (with MC-E emitter), this is a truly pocketable light with considerable output from its SST-50 LED. Search the forum for MG PLI and you'll find a good review and beamshots... "wall of light" is one of the most common comments about the PLI, so although this new light should be a bit more throwy it should still be basically a flood.

But if you have a couple hundred to spend, you can definitely get more output. Some of the previous comments have been very good.

You could check out Nailbender's XRE drop-in with a 60 degree optic.

Though I personally would want my wall of light to have a lot of lumens, so you might want to consider trying an SST-50 drop-in or Linger special with a diffuser in front of it.

You'd also probably want a bored Surefire host from ElectronGuru to go with that. The Brass + McClicky and UCL lens combo can really squeeze out every last lumen from your drop-in modules.

Not sure what your budget is, but if you're feeling irresponsibly itchy, then you can also have a look at VanIsleDSM's quad XP-G module he's working on.

4 XP-Gs driven at 1050mAh each on an aluminum heatsink focused with 4 optics will give you a powerful wall of light of over 1000 lumens.

I'm saving for one of these http://elektrolumens.com/Blaster-NG/Blaster-NG.html

Was going to get the Firesword IV, but this is probably a more realisitically usable light that I can run off the ni-mh D's I've already got.

Have you checked out the WiseLed Tactical 2000? I believe it fits the bill.